Apple iPad Pro 13" M5 Space Black 2025
The Apple M5 chip with dedicated Neural Accelerators drives pro-level AI tasks and creative workflows on the 13-inch Ultra Retina XDR display, which reaches 1600 nits peak brightness for HDR content. At just 581 grams, this tablet combines desktop-class 16GB memory and up to 2TB storage with a redesigned iPadOS 26 windowing system that narrows the gap to laptop multitasking. It’s best for digital illustrators and mobile video editors who need P3 wide color accuracy, Apple Pencil Pro precision, and Wi-Fi 7 speeds for transferring large media files.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong user sentiment (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong screen (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong cpu (97th percentile) 97th
Cons
- Below average battery (29th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M5 |
| Cores | 10 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 13" |
| Resolution | 2752x2064 |
| Panel | OLED |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil Pro |
| Face Unlock | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.6 kg / 1.3 lbs |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Pro 13" M5 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra 11 Ultra 14.6" | Microsoft Surface Pro 11 | Xiaomi Pad 7 2AFZZCRP4CG | Lenovo Idea Tab Plus | Vekfulpc T60 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M5 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | 2800 MHz | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | 2.2 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 256 | 128 | 256 |
| Screen | 13" 2752x2064 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 12.1" 2560x1600 | 13.4" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 16 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 47 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | User Sentiment | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Pro 13" M5 | 96.7 | 97.4 | 87.6 | 97 | 29.4 | 87.1 | 95.4 | 98.6 | 69.7 | 59.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra 11 Ultra 14.6" Compare | 97.8 | 96.6 | 92.9 | 99.7 | 90.9 | 87.1 | 96.9 | 98.6 | 64 | 66.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11 Compare | 73 | 92.7 | 92.9 | 99.3 | 98.8 | 84.8 | 98 | 0 | 92.9 | 81.1 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 2AFZZCRP4CG Compare | 97.3 | 95.3 | 66.3 | 98.6 | 84.2 | 53.3 | 83.6 | 88.3 | 78.4 | 92.7 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Plus Compare | 54.4 | 96.8 | 66.3 | 90.9 | 89 | 88.9 | 65.5 | 88.3 | 64 | 91.1 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.3 | 89 | 66.3 | 63.5 | 86.4 | 88.9 | 74.1 | 55.7 | 59.8 | 85.7 |
Usage Scores
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